diff --git a/ci/build.sh b/ci/build.sh
index 940ba68..e82896c 100755
--- a/ci/build.sh
+++ b/ci/build.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ main() {
   # get latest tag (annotated or lightweight)
   git clone --depth=1 --filter=blob:none --tags "${COREDNS_REPO_URL}" "${COREDNS_DIR}"
   cd "${COREDNS_DIR}"
-  LATEST_TAG="$(git describe --tags "$(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)")"
+  LATEST_TAG="$(git tag --list --sort=-version:refname | head -n 1)"
   git fetch --tags --depth=1 origin "${LATEST_TAG}"
   git checkout "${LATEST_TAG}"